H8
api name Standard_H8 · Azure Virtual Machines · H family
The H8 is a high performance computing Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 8 vCPUs and 56 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3 (Haswell), starting at $0.796 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 8
- memory
- 56 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.904
- spot
- $0.1671
- regions
- 13
dedicated
7 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$660/mo · eastus
−82% vs on-demand
across 4 areas
H8 price by region
13 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved · 1-yr Savings plan · 3-yr Savings plan
| West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America | $0.796 | $0.1471 | $0.6626 | $0.4911 |
| South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America | $0.875 | $0.1617 | $0.7284 | $0.5398 |
| East USeastusreferenceNorth America | $0.904 | $0.1671 | $0.7525 | $0.5577 |
| North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America | $0.904 | $0.1671 | $0.7525 | $0.5577 |
| Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia | $0.924 | $0.1708 | $0.7691 | $0.57 |
| UK SouthuksouthEurope | $0.951 | $0.1757 | $0.7916 | $0.5867 |
| North EuropenortheuropeEurope | $0.971 | $0.1794 | $0.8083 | $0.599 |
| West USwestusNorth America | $0.971 | $0.1794 | $0.8083 | $0.599 |
| US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America | $0.994 | $0.1837 | – | – |
| Central IndiacentralindiaAsia | $0.998 | $0.1844 | $0.8307 | $0.6157 |
| West EuropewesteuropeEurope | $1.032 | $0.1907 | $0.859 | $0.6366 |
| Japan EastjapaneastAsia | $1.145 | $0.2116 | $0.9531 | $0.7064 |
| Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania | $1.185 | $0.219 | $0.9864 | $0.731 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 8
- Memory
- 56 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 7 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3 (Haswell)
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- 1 TB SSD
- Storage detail
- 1000 GiB temporary disk
azure details
- API name
Standard_H8- Family
- H
- Category
- High performance computing
- Generation
- Previous
- Regions
- 13 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania)
- Cheapest region
- West US 2 · $0.796/hr
H8 equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs H8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | H8 | 8 | 56 GiB | Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3 (Haswell) | $0.904 | – |
| AWS | i3.2xlarge61 GiB (1.09×) | 8 | 61 GiB | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) | $0.624 | -31% |
| r5ad.2xlarge64 GiB (1.14×) | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 7571 | $0.524 | -42% | |
| Google Cloud | c4-highmem-8-lssd62 GiB (1.11×) | 8 | 62 GiB | Intel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids | $0.6035 | -33% |
| c4n-highmem-8-lssd62 GiB (1.11×) | 8 | 62 GiB | Intel Emerald Rapids | $0.8753 | -3% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 32x832 GiB (1.8× less) | 8 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.42 | -54% |
| Vultr | vx1-m-8c-64g-480s64 GiB (1.14×) | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.386 | -57% |
| voc-m-8c-64gb-400s-amd64 GiB (1.14×) | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.438 | -52% |
H family sizes
Similar VM sizes on Azure
other Azure families with a similar shape, cheapest first
H8 FAQ
How much does H8 cost?
H8 costs $0.904 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $660 per month. Across 13 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.796 in West US 2 to $1.185 in Australia East. Spot capacity costs $0.1671 per hour (82% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $1.754 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does H8 have?
H8 has 8 vCPUs and 56 GiB of memory (7 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3 (Haswell). It is a high performance computing VM size in the H family.
What is the cheapest region for H8?
West US 2 (westus2) at $0.796 per hour for Linux on demand, 12% less than East US. H8 is sold in 13 Azure regions.
What are the equivalents of H8 on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, i3.2xlarge (8 vCPU, 61 GiB, $0.624/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, c4-highmem-8-lssd (8 vCPU, 62 GiB, $0.6035/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 32x8 (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.42/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-8c-64g-480s (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.386/hour in New Jersey).